Help Please Abnormal Fish Behavior

Joe · 07-05-2001, 09:46 AM

I brought a small Naso home yesyterday. Woke this morning to find it rapidly pacing back and forth. Breathing heavily and exibiting rapid jerky tail movement.

Water is OK. All other fish are quite happy.

Any ideas???

Thanks

Joe

**scubadude** · 07-05-2001, 10:22 AM

Hi Joe

Can you give us some more info about your tank? What parameters you have checked? and what they are....How big is your tank? how long has it been setup? How many lbs of LR and LS? how many other fish? How big are they? And espcially as much info about the tang! What are you using for current? I have heard of this before from o2 deprivation I believe. If you arent getting enough current in the tank then this could be a problem....You have any powerheads? if so how man? What are you feeding the tang? Nori? Do you use vitamins or supplements such as garlic or zoecon, or selcon? The more variables you give us then the better chance we have of narrowing it down to what it could be

Did you quarantine the fish before putting in to your tank? If not do you have a hospital tank? Check for cloudy eyes on the fish....and also look all over his body for small white cottony spots, if you see any then you have a case of "ICK" which if its not too bad I would just feed Nori soaked in garlic extract and eventually this could fix the prob.

Joe · 07-05-2001, 02:20 PM

scubadude,

Most of my equipment and livestock info is in my profile. I just re-entered it. Must have gotten lost in the software upgrade. Not enough room for everything but you will get the idea.

Water para. are.
Amonia = 0
Nitrites = 0
Nitrates = 0
Phosphate = .001
Calcium = 450
Magnesium = 1400
Kh = 9
Ph = 8.21
Temp. = 79.9

The other fish including the Tangs don't seem to be bothering him. No visible signs of desease or parasites. He has calmed down now. Maybe the snowflake scared the heck out of him this morning. Feeding Nori and he is pecking at the rock.

Problem no longer seems to be a problem.. Just never seen a fish that stressed out in my tank B-4.

I'm running out of wind.

Thanks,

Joe

**scubadude** · 07-05-2001, 02:48 PM

Glad to hear he is doing better now

My tangs act a little weird too when new residents are introduced!

Ltspd · 07-05-2001, 05:30 PM

From reading your profile it says you have: 1 Yellow Tang-2 Purple Tang-1 Naso Tang

Could it be you have too many tangs in your 110g?

07-05-2001, 09:46 AM	#1
Joe Citizen Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lewisville, TX. Posts: 175	Help Please Abnormal Fish Behavior I brought a small Naso home yesyterday. Woke this morning to find it rapidly pacing back and forth. Breathing heavily and exibiting rapid jerky tail movement. Water is OK. All other fish are quite happy. Any ideas??? Thanks Joe __________________ "The President is aware of what is going on. That's not to say there is something going on."

07-05-2001, 10:22 AM	#2
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	Hi Joe Can you give us some more info about your tank? What parameters you have checked? and what they are....How big is your tank? how long has it been setup? How many lbs of LR and LS? how many other fish? How big are they? And espcially as much info about the tang! What are you using for current? I have heard of this before from o2 deprivation I believe. If you arent getting enough current in the tank then this could be a problem....You have any powerheads? if so how man? What are you feeding the tang? Nori? Do you use vitamins or supplements such as garlic or zoecon, or selcon? The more variables you give us then the better chance we have of narrowing it down to what it could be Did you quarantine the fish before putting in to your tank? If not do you have a hospital tank? Check for cloudy eyes on the fish....and also look all over his body for small white cottony spots, if you see any then you have a case of "ICK" which if its not too bad I would just feed Nori soaked in garlic extract and eventually this could fix the prob. __________________ Rocky Last edited by scubadude; 07-05-2001 at 10:25 AM.

07-05-2001, 02:20 PM	#3
Joe Citizen Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lewisville, TX. Posts: 175	scubadude, Most of my equipment and livestock info is in my profile. I just re-entered it. Must have gotten lost in the software upgrade. Not enough room for everything but you will get the idea. Water para. are. Amonia = 0 Nitrites = 0 Nitrates = 0 Phosphate = .001 Calcium = 450 Magnesium = 1400 Kh = 9 Ph = 8.21 Temp. = 79.9 The other fish including the Tangs don't seem to be bothering him. No visible signs of desease or parasites. He has calmed down now. Maybe the snowflake scared the heck out of him this morning. Feeding Nori and he is pecking at the rock. Problem no longer seems to be a problem.. Just never seen a fish that stressed out in my tank B-4. I'm running out of wind. Thanks, Joe __________________ "The President is aware of what is going on. That's not to say there is something going on."

07-05-2001, 02:48 PM	#4
scubadude Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 5,315	Glad to hear he is doing better now My tangs act a little weird too when new residents are introduced! __________________ Rocky

07-05-2001, 05:30 PM	#5
Ltspd Governor Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Arden, NC USA Posts: 2,767	From reading your profile it says you have: 1 Yellow Tang-2 Purple Tang-1 Naso Tang Could it be you have too many tangs in your 110g? __________________ Paul C Timing has an awful lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

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